Electoral Reform in Ukraine #3
On Tuesday, November 7, the Ukrainian Parliament approved in the first reading the draft Electoral Code, which advocates a proportional electoral system for parliamentary elections with open regional party lists. However, many “opportunities” for delaying the process remain.
Local elections in Belarus: Monitoring report on the formation of district election commissions
In the framework of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders for Free Elections”, the Belarusian Helsinki Committee and the Human Rights Center “Viasna” have published a number of reports around the Belarusian local elections, to be held on February 18, 2018. On of the findings of the report on District Election Commissions (DECs) is that […]
Monitoring report on the formation of district election commissions
Executive officials still demonstrated an obviously discriminatory approach to the opposition parties during the formation of the District Election Commissions (DECs). The introduction of a requirement to consider the candidates’ professional and personal qualities did not contribute to greater political pluralism. The process of formation of the DECs took place in an atmosphere of greater […]
Monitoring report on the formation of territorial election commissions
As in the previous local elections, one of the major obstacles to nominate representatives to the territorial election commissions (TECs) from political parties and public organizations is a rule endorsed by the Central Election Commission which only allows the nomination of candidates by the organizations’ local branches, provided they are registered at the regional, district […]
Local elections in Belarus: Report on Territorial Election Commissions
Photo: Bladyniec According to the report on the Territorial Election Commissions (TECs), one of the major obstacles to nominate representatives to the TECs from political parties and public organizations is a rule endorsed by the Central Election Commission which only allows the nomination of candidates by the organizations’ local branches, provided they are registered […]
ISFED final statement on the runoffs of the local elections in Georgia
Based on the ISFED PVT data, in the 99.7% of polling stations the counting process was conducted without major incidents. The polling station #59 in Ozurgeti district was an exception, where, apparently, there was a focused attempt to create disturbances and annul the precinct, which would influence the overall result of Ozurgeti mayoral race. Nevertheless, […]
Final Results of the Election Day According to ISFED PVT Data
Based on the ISFED PVT data, in the 99.7% of polling stations the counting process was conducted without major incidents. The polling station #59 in Ozurgeti district was an exception, where, apparently, there was a focused attempt to create disturbances and annul the precinct, which would influence the overall result of Ozurgeti mayoral race. Nevertheless, […]
EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform In Ukraine #3
The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) monitors the progress of electoral reform in Ukraine. The third issue of the “EPDE Policy Alert – Electoral Reform in Ukraine” analyzes the outcome of the recent approval of the draft Electoral Code (No. 3112-1) in the first reading and gives an outlook for the further pursuit of […]
ISFED reports violations in runoffs of mayoral elections in Georgia
In an assessment of the pre-election period ahead of the upcoming runoffs of mayoral races scheduled in six electoral districts on November 12, ISFED observed instances of harassment and intimidation on political grounds intertwined with misuse of administrative resources in Ozurgeti, which threaten equal and free pre-election environment. Ozurgeti remains to be a competitive district […]
Evaluation of the Pre-Election Period of the Runoffs
The monitoring found that the period between the first and the second round of local self-government elections was marked by instances of harassment/intimidation on political grounds and misuse of administrative resources in Ozurgeti, which threaten equal and free pre-election environment.